Increases in concentrations of potassium and bicarbonate ions promote acquisition of motility in vitro by Japanese eel spermatozoa

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Ohta, Hiromi ^a   Ikeda, Kazuo ^a   Izawa, Toshio ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Fish Hatchery   (Japan)

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EID: 0030901868     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970201)277:2<171::AID-JEZ9>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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